Eyelash curler



June 29, 194.8- A. REsNlKoFF ETAL v 2,444,310

EYELASH CURLER Filed Feb. 8, 1945 @i INVENTORJ'M www? 77' 4W" MOC/(rm ATTORNEYS Patented June 29, 1948 EYELASH CURLER Abraham ,Resnko and Irving Bernstein,

Brooklyn, N, Y.

Application February 8, 1945, f' Serial: Nor-,576349 This invention relates to'an improved eyelash cuiden-and one of its objects is to provide a lever with an arched upper jaw xed thereonandlpar- 'allel guides, almovable jaw which engagesthe parallel guides and is held thereby to parallel motion toward and away from the xed jaw, and a vsecond lever which is pivoted on the rst'lever, but lwhich is provided with -a cam arranged to shift the movable jaw toward and away from the xed jaw, so that the movable jaw is not rocked against the iiXed jaw and bruising or shearing of the engaged eyelash hairs is thereby avoided.

Another object oi-the invention is to provide afyielding eyelash engaging jaw face of resilient rubber or other similar material,,whchismoulded or vulcanized upon the movable jaw, soyasto completely enclose the material of which the frame of the movable jaw is made.

Another object oi the invention is to provide anew and improved eyelash -curling device having a movable jaw frame member which can-be removed from the device to renew or replacethe resilient rubber jaw face member whenthelatter becomes worn.

Still another object of the invention is to provide anew and improved eyelash curling device which is simple and easy to operate `and which is safe to use.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention relates to certain new and useful constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the followingspecication, and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 isa front elevation. Y

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview, taken kon line 2-2 of Fig. l, looking in the direction of therarrows, showing the movable jaw in its lowerfposition.

Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the jaw in its upper position.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 4--4 of Fig. '3,lookiugin the direction of the arrows.

` 4Referring to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a practical embodiment of the invention, 5 designates a lever which is provided with a doubled shank B, the lower ends ofwhich are-looped upon said shank toiprovidethcidoubled ngerhold loop l. The upper end'of-lever 5 lis formed with outwardly extending diagonal bars or arms 8 and 9, which terminate in 'parallel vertical 4guides 8A and 9A, Veach of which ;is formed with a longitudinal groove I0. Said guides 8A and 9A are channel-shaped in crosssection.

To the upper ends of the grooved guides 8A and 9A, an arched upper jaw II is xed, as by welding. This upper jaw is formed with an arched lower eyelash curling edge I IA.

movable 4 claims. (otite-+32) n The lever 5 is equipped with a bearingear lor lug ,I.2, which Imay `he formed of `sheet .metal folded on Ythe `Lshank Y, 6, and Lthis I bearing` earor lus 'f--.cr1eagcd4 byfa similar bearingl `ear ordug I I3,

. secured to lthe ,second doubled lever .14, .fand ,a

rivet I5 pivotally connects the tworbearingears or lues I, I2 vf.'/ar1dI3--toeach` other, SQthatthe lever Ilicanhave ireepivotaLmovement `on `thelever ,5.

.Thelowerend ofthe-lever IA-isOrmed-With aw doubled loop I I .5, which forms `a linger `hold `for the` same,Il and the Vupperiend `or terminal. of .said lever Itis formed Vwith,.another,doubled.loop I'I, disposedon the. oppositeA iside of nahe` shank I4- of said lever.l4to the ngerfholdloopl. `The loop I1 includes a doubled ,armtlIA,.Whichisdisposed in a diagonal .direction on .the .upper-.end of :the shank I4', and Whichdst slightly vcurved `soas to have acamelikeformorzshape.

The movable .jawor 2frame I8 .is arranged ,to slide in the guides 8A and 9A of the lever-.5, and this movable-jaw v.incultes the vertical; Side-P bars H3A, and 13b, -Whihrdrectly engages 4tnegrooves I0, of .i'lheseguides, .thearcheddlpper -bar IBC., and the lower `har 18D. The .lowerand movable Ajaw t8 is formedof. -sprngyround Wrefst-ock, .so that thcfsdebars. I A8A and I8,b.,wi1l havea smooth sliding action. in thegrooves Illand.the,arched.11p per `bar I 8C and .the lower bar .IBD are. integral withthe side bars. I 8A and I'Bb.

.The `lower gjaw fl .ispermanently held against rockingidthe groovledside bars 8A,.and l9Aof the lever .5, by .the parallel side .bars .IAand I .81?, which .provide considerable parallel `bearing in .the grooves .ILI'IfOf the side arms ,8Aand 9A. The `upper .arched -bar ICof the movable `:aw

1,8 is provided with ,alresilient .rubber law face I9, which .completely encloses .said varchedbar I 8C, and which. is mouldedV or ,vulcanized thereon, and whichjs formed vwith qa hai-r engaging in, tegral ,forming ridge i or lprojection JSA, adapted to have contacting engagement ,with theeyelash curling .edge `IIA. AThe vforming ridge LBA is somewhat `wider thanftheedge :l IA, andthe latter `,is adaptedft-o.- engage .ridge lAlmidwaykgf. its sides,..s o.that the.. eyelash hairsdisposed between the edge I-I;A.and.the resilient Vridge MIA rwill be bentsandcm thereby becurled,,by1 clamping the ,tvvajavvss uponi the-eyelash hairs.

The H.lower Ajaw L8 :is `fertilizaci by A.the slightly cur-vedcam arm IIIAfof-the lever J4, anda Wire yoke .2.0 loosely couples Isaid cam arm `IIIA tothe lower cross (bar .I 8D ...of said movable lower yjaw I t?, rthis fyoke 2;0 I being I termed with terminal eyes 20A and 20B, which encircle the cross bar I8D, and slidably couple the cam arm ITA to the movable jaw I8.

When the lever I4 is moved so that the lower end of the same will approach the lower end of the lever 5, the cam arm I'IA yof the lever I4 will slide or ride against the cross bar ISD of the yoke 29, thereby moving the movable or lower Y jaw I3 away from the fixed or upper jaw I I.

Due to the fact that the lever I4 does not have any direct or indirect pivotal connection with the movable jaw I3, the latter is not rocked across the curling edge of the xed upper jaw II, when said movable jaw I8 is forced against eyelash hairs placed between the two jaws, when the two jaws are pressed together to curl the eyelash hairs, or when pressure is released to move the said jaw apart.

As a result of this arrangement the danger of bruising the eyelash hairs, or of partly or wholly shearing them, as a result of the rocking of the movable jaw I8 on the frame of the xed jaw I I, is eliminated.

When the movable jaw I8 is first released from the pressure placed upon it, the cam arm I'IA will have a slight lost motion on said movable jaw, which will aid in the gradual release of the engaged eyelash hairs from the curling pressure placed upon them, and tend to prevent a sudden pull upon these hairs, during the separating aotion of the two jaws, due to the temporary adhesion of the hairs to the rubber.

Moreover, the amount of pressure applied and the rate at which the pressure is applied upon thek eyelash hairs, can be modified by the angle and length of the cam .arm ITA or by the curvature of it.

It is noted that the bearing ears or lugs I2 and I3 of the levers 5 and I4 pivotally connect said levers to each other in side-by-side relation, and that this avoids the shearing relation between the two levers, which is in current use, and which results in frequent pinching of interferinghair strands or portions of the iiesh of the user.

This side-by-side pivotal mounting provides normally open clearances or gaps between the levers at the points of pivotal movement, and only the cam arm I1A projects over the opposite lever 5, and this arm is disposed yat an angle of almost ninety degrees, at the point it crosses the opposite lever 5, or moves between the guides 8 and 9, and at this point is spaced laterally and inwardly from these guides, so as to avoid any shearing relation between related parts. At the point of contacting or sliding engagement with the lower cross bar of the frame loop which forms the movable lower jaw I8, the engagement is at right angles to the lower cross bar.

One of the features of the invention is that the entire movable lower jaw frame member I8 can be removed as a single unit 'from the device whenever it is desired to replace or renew the resilient rubber jaw face member I9 when the latter becomes worn. Thisl is accomplished by removing loop I1 of cam arm IIA from yoke 2|). The entire movable lower jaw frame member I8, due to the springy material from which itv is made, can then be snapped or forced out of guides 8A and 9A. The resilience or springiness of said guides 8A and 9A assist in the removal'or insertion of said jaw frame member from the frame of the ilXed jaw member.

It is understood that various changes in the construction of the details shown, in their combination and arrangement, and in the choice of materials used, may be made, within th-e scope oi the invention, as dened by the claims hereof.

Having described the invention, it is claimed:

1. An eyelash curler, consisting o1" a lever having parallel guides formed with opposing grooves, a Xed jaw on said lever outwardly of the guides, a movable jaw having side bars sliding in said opposing grooves and a top arched bar provided with a resilient hair engaging member, said movable jaw having a lower cross bar, a second lever pivoted to the rst lever, said second lever having a cam arm slidably engaging said cross bar of the movable jaw, and a yoke coupling said cam arm to said cross bar, whereby the second lever will actuate the movable jaw toward and away from the iixedjaw.

2. An eyelash curler, consisting of a pair oi levers pivotally connected to each other in sideby-side relation, one of said levers having a fixed jaw thereon and parallel guides adjacent said fixed jaw, a movable jaw slidable on said parallel guides, and a cam arm on the other lever arranged to slidably engage said movable jaw to move the same toward and away from the fixed jaw, a yoke coupling said cam arm to said movable jaw.

3. An eyelash curler, consisting oi a lever having opposing guides and a xed jaw mountedron the ends of the guides, a frame loop sliding on said guides and provided with an upper arched bar, a resilient rubber element enclosing said arched bar and provided with a ridge adapted to have contacting engagement with the fixed jaw, a second lever pivoted to the first lever, said second lever having a cam arm adapted to engage `and slidably actuate the frame loop toward and away from the fixed jaw to move said ridge into contacting engagement with the fixed jaw and away from said contacting engagement.

y 4. An eyelash curler, consisting of a lever having a xed `jaw thereon, a movable jaw sliding on the lever, a second` lever pivoted to the firstnamed lever, said first lever having a cam arm in slidable engagement with the movable jaw, to shift the movable jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw, a yoke coupling said cam arm to said movable jaw and a, resilient sleeve enclosing the movable jaw and provided with a ridge to engage the i-lxed jaw.

' ABRAHAM RESNIKOFF.

IRVING BERNSTEIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,129,755 Eiseman Sept. 13, 1938 2,134,731 Palmer Nov. 1, 1933 2,214,318 Bernstein Sept. 9, 1940 2,255,098 Bernstein Sept. 9, 1941 2,314,376 Tuttle etal Mar. 23, 1943 

